1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

Assembly Election of West Bengal, India

1957 West Bengal state assembly election

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All 252 seats in the West Bengal state assembly
127 seats needed for a majority
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Leader  | Bidhan Chandra Roy | Jyoti Basu
Party  | INC | CPI
Alliance  |  | ULEC
Leader since  | 1952  | 1952
Leader's seat  | Bowbazar | Baranagar
Last election  | 38.8%, 150 seats  | 10.8%, 28 seats
Seats won  | 152  | 80
Seat change  |  2  |  52
Popular vote  | 4,830,992 | 1,865,106
Percentage  | 46.1% | 33.6%
Swing  |  7.3 pp |  22.8 pp

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Structure of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly after the election

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| Chief Minister before election

Bidhan Chandra Roy
INC

| Chief Minister after election

Bidhan Chandra Roy
INC

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West Bengal, India

The  West Bengal state assembly election of 1957 was part of a series of state assembly elections in 1957.

## State Reorganization

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On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, a portion of the Purnea district east of the river Mahananda and the Purulia sub-district of the Manbhum district in the south (except Char Thana) were transferred from Bihar to West Bengal.[1] Thus, assembly constituencies in West Bengal increased from 187 (238 seats) to 195 (252 seats) during 1957 assembly elections.

## Alliances

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On the political left two alliances had emerged; the United Left Election Committee (an alliance between CPI, PSP, AIFB, MFB and RSP) and the United Left Front (comprising the SUCI(C), the BPI, the RPI and the Democratic Vanguard). A third alliance was the United Democratic People's Front, consisting of BJS, Hindu Mahasabha and RCPI.[2]

## Results

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### Alliance wise result

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The election was won by the Indian National Congress, who got a majority of its own in the assembly. The communists became the largest opposition party.

ULFC | SEATS  | ULF | SEATS  | INC+  | SEATS  | UDPF | SEATS  | OTHERS  | SEATS

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CPI | 46  | SUCI | 0  | INC | 152  | BJS | 0  | IND | 25
PSP | 21  | BPI | 0  |  |  | ABHM | 0  |  |
AIFB | 8  | Republican Party |  |  |  | RCPI |  |  |
MFB |  | DV |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RSP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
TOTAL (1957)  | 75  | TOTAL (1957)  | 0  | TOTAL (1957)  | 152  | TOTAL (1957)  | 0  | TOTAL (1957)  | 0
TOTAL (1952)  | 39  | TOTAL (1952)  | 2  | TOTAL (1952)  | 150  | TOTAL (1952)  | 13  | TOTAL (1952)  | 34
Party/Alliance  | Own  | %

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Indian National Congress | 152  | 46.14%
United Left Election Committee | 80  | 33.6%
United Left Front (1957) | 2  | 2.45%
United Democratic People's Front | 0  | 3.44%

Summary of results of the 1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election[3]

Party | No. of candidates | No. of elected | No. of votes | %
Indian National Congress | 251  | 152  | 4,830,992  | 46.14%
Communist Party of India | 103  | 46  | 1,865,106  | 17.81%
Praja Socialist Party | 67  | 21  | 1,031,392  | 9.85%
Forward Bloc | 26  | 8  | 425,318  | 4.06%
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | 37  | 0  | 225,126  | 2.15%
Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 33  | 0  | 102,477  | 0.98%
Independents  | 418  | 25  | 1,989,392  | 19.00%
Total: | 935  | 252  | 10,469,803  |

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## Elected members

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Constituency  | Reserved for
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Kalimpong | None | Narbahadur Gurung |  | Independent
Darjeeling | None | Deo Prakash Rai |  | Independent
Jore Bungalow | None | Bhadra Bahadur Hamal |  | Communist Party of India
Siliguri | ST | Satyendra Narayan Mazumdar |  | Communist Party of India
T. Wangdi |  | Indian National Congress
Jalpaiguri | SC | Sarojendra Deb Raikut |  | Indian National Congress
Khagendra Nath Das Gupta |  | Indian National Congress
Mal | ST | Mangru Bhagat |  | Communist Party of India
Budhu Bhagat |  | Indian National Congress
Mainaguri | None | Jaineswar Roy |  | Indian National Congress
Falakata | None | Jagadananda Roy |  | Praja Socialist Party
Kalchini | ST | Debendra Nath Brahma Mandal |  | Indian National Congress
Anima Hoare |  | Indian National Congress
Alipur Duars | None | Pijush Kanti Mukherjee |  | Indian National Congress
Tufanganj | None | Jatindra Nath Sinha Sarker |  | Indian National Congress
Cooch Behar | SC | Maziruddin Ahmed |  | Indian National Congress
Satish Chandra Roy Singha |  | Indian National Congress
Dinhata | SC | Bhawani Prasanna Talukdar |  | Indian National Congress
Umesh Chandra Mandal |  | Indian National Congress
Mathabhanga | None | Sarada Prasad Pramanik |  | Indian National Congress
Mekliganj | None | Satyendra Prasanna Chatterjee |  | Indian National Congress
Balurghat | ST | Mardi Hakai |  | Indian National Congress
Dhirendra Nath Banerjee |  | Independent
Gangarampur | ST | Lakshan Chandra Hasda |  | Indian National Congress
Satindra Nath Basu |  | Indian National Congress
Raiganj | SC | Hazi Badiruddin Ahmmad |  | Indian National Congress
Syama Prasad Barman |  | Indian National Congress
Itahar | None | Basanta Lal Chatterjee |  | Communist Party of India
Chopra | None | Mahammad Affaque Choudhury |  | Indian National Congress
Goalpokhar | None | Muzzafar Hussain |  | Indian National Congress
Karandighi | None | Phanis Chandra Sinha |  | Indian National Congress
Kharba | None | Golam Yazdani |  | Independent
Harischandrapur | None | Elias Razi |  | Independent
Ratua | SC | Sourindra Mohan Misra |  | Indian National Congress
Dhaneswar Saha |  | Indian National Congress
Malda | ST | Nikunja Behari Gupta |  | Indian National Congress
Matla Murmu |  | Indian National Congress
Englishbazar | None | Santi Gopal Sen |  | Indian National Congress
Sujapur | None | Monoranjan Misra |  | Independent
Kaliachak | None | Mahibur Rahman Choudhury |  | Indian National Congress
Farakka | None | Mahammad Giasuddin |  | Indian National Congress
Suti | None | Lutfal Hoque |  | Indian National Congress
Jangirpur | SC | Shyamapada Bhattacharjee |  | Indian National Congress
Kuber Chand Haldar |  | Indian National Congress
Murshidabad | None | Durgapada Sinha |  | Indian National Congress
Lalgola | None | Syed Kazem Ali Meerza |  | Indian National Congress
Bhagabangola | None | Hafizur Rehman Kazi |  | Indian National Congress
Raninagar | None | Badrudduja Syed |  | Independent
Jalangi | None | Golam Soleman |  | Indian National Congress
Hariharpara | None | Hazi A. Hameed |  | Indian National Congress
Berhampore | None | Bejoy Kumar Ghosh |  | Indian National Congress
Naoda | None | Mohammed Israil |  | Indian National Congress
Beldanga | None | Parimal Ghosh |  | Indian National Congress
Bharatpur | None | Goalbadan Trivedi |  | Indian National Congress
Kandi | SC | Sudhir Mondal |  | Indian National Congress
Bimal Chandra Sinha |  | Indian National Congress
Nalhati | SC | Mohammad Yeakub Hossain |  | Indian National Congress
Sisir Kumar Saha |  | Indian National Congress
Rampurhat | SC | Gobardhan Das |  | Communist Party of India
Durgapada Das |  | Independent
Suri | ST | Turku Hansda |  | Communist Party of India
Mihirlal Chatterji |  | Praja Socialist Party
Rajnagar | SC | Nishapati Majhi |  | Indian National Congress
Khagendranath Bandopadhyay |  | Indian National Congress
Bolpur | None | Amarendra Nath Sarkar |  | Indian National Congress
Labhpur | None | Radhanath Chattoraj |  | Communist Party of India
Ketugram | SC | Sankar Dass |  | Indian National Congress
Abdus Sattar |  | Indian National Congress
Katwa | None | Tarapada Chaudhuri |  | Indian National Congress
Purbasthali | None | Bimalananda Taratirtha |  | Indian National Congress
Monteswar | None | Bhakta Chandra Roy |  | Independent
Kalna | ST | Hare Krishna Konar |  | Communist Party of India
Jamadar Majhi |  | Communist Party of India
Raina | SC | Dasorathi Tah |  | Praja Socialist Party
Gobardhan Pakray |  | Praja Socialist Party
Burdwan | None | Benoy Krishna Chowdhury |  | Communist Party of India
Galsi | SC | Fakir Chandra Roy |  | Independent
Pramatha Nath Dhibar |  | Forward Bloc
Ausgram | None | Kanailal Das |  | Indian National Congress
Bhatar | None | Abhalata Kundu |  | Indian National Congress
Ondal | SC | Dhawajadhari Mondal |  | Indian National Congress
Ananda Gopal Mukhopadhya |  | Indian National Congress
Jamuria | SC | Amarendra Mondal |  | Praja Socialist Party
Baidya Nath Mondal |  | Indian National Congress
Kulti | None | Benarashi Prosad Jha |  | Praja Socialist Party
Hirapur | None | Taher Hossain |  | Independent
Asansol | None | Shib Das Ghatak |  | Indian National Congress
Raghunathpur | SC | Shankar Narayan Singha Deo |  | Indian National Congress
Nepal Bouri |  | Indian National Congress
Jhalda | None | Debendra Nath Mahato |  | Indian National Congress
Arsa | None | Sagar Chandra Mahato |  | Independent
Purulia | SC | Nakul Chandra Sahis |  | Independent
Labanya Prava Ghosh |  | Independent
Balarampur | None | Bhim Chandra Mahato |  | Independent
Manbazar | ST | Chaitan Majhi |  | Independent
Satya Kinkar Mahato |  | Independent
Kashipur | ST | Ledu Majhi |  | Independent
Budhan Majhi |  | Indian National Congress
Bankura | SC | Sihsuram Mandal |  | Indian National Congress
Anath Bandhu Roy |  | Indian National Congress
Chhatna | ST | Dhirendra Nath Chattopadhyay |  | Indian National Congress
Kamala Kanta Hembram |  | Indian National Congress
Onda | SC | Gokul Behari Das |  | Indian National Congress
Ashutosh Mallick |  | Indian National Congress
Raipur | ST | Jadu Nath Murmu |  | Indian National Congress
Sudha Rani Dutta |  | Indian National Congress
Vishnupur | SC | Purabi Mukhopadyay |  | Indian National Congress
Kiran Chandra Digar |  | Indian National Congress
Patrasayer | SC | Guru Pada Khan |  | Indian National Congress
Bhabataran Chakravarty |  | Indian National Congress
Kotulpur | None | Jagannath Kolay |  | Indian National Congress
Arambagh | None | Radha Krishna Pal |  | Indian National Congress
Khanakul | SC | Panchanan Digpati |  | Indian National Congress
Prafulla Chandra Sen |  | Indian National Congress
Tarakeswar | None | Parbati Hazra |  | Indian National Congress
Dhaniakhali | SC | Radha Nath Das |  | Indian National Congress
D. N. Mukherjee |  | Indian National Congress
Balagarh | None | Bejoy Krishna Modak |  | Communist Party of India
Chinsurah | None | Bhupati Majumder |  | Indian National Congress
Chandernagore | None | Hirendrra Kumar Chattopadhyay |  | Independent
Bhadreswar | None | Bomkesh Mazumder |  | Indian National Congress
Serampore | None | Panchugopal Bhaduri |  | Communist Party of India
Uttarpara | None | Monoranjan Hazra |  | Communist Party of India
Singur | None | Provakar Pal |  | Indian National Congress
Jangipara | SC | Biswanath Saha |  | Indian National Congress
Kanai Dey |  | Indian National Congress
Jagatballavpur | None | Brindaban Behari Basu |  | Forward Bloc
Domjur | None | Tarapada De |  | Communist Party of India
Bally | None | Monilal Basu |  | Indian National Congress
Howrah North | None | Samar Mukhopadhyay |  | Communist Party of India
Howrah West | None | Bankim Chandra Kar |  | Indian National Congress
Howrah East | None | Beni Chandra Dutta |  | Indian National Congress
Howrah South | None | Kanailal Bhattacharjee |  | Forward Bloc
Sankrail | SC | Shyama Prosanna Bhattacharjee |  | Communist Party of India
Apurbalal Majumdar |  | Forward Bloc
Uluberia | SC | Abani Kumar Basu |  | Indian National Congress
Bijoy Bhusan Mondal |  | Forward Bloc
Shyampur | None | Sasabindu Bera |  | Forward Bloc
Bagnan | None | Amal Kumar Ganguli |  | Communist Party of India
Amta East | None | Gobinda Charan Maji |  | Praja Socialist Party
Amta West | None | Arabinda Roy |  | Indian National Congress
Daspur | None | Bhabani Ranjan Panja |  | Indian National Congress
Ghatal | SC | Harendra Nath Dolui |  | Indian National Congress
Lakshman Chandra Sarkar |  | Indian National Congress
Garhbeta | ST | Tusar Tudu |  | Indian National Congress
Saroj Roy |  | Communist Party of India
Midnapur | None | Anjali Khan |  | Indian National Congress
Binpur | ST | Sudhir Kumar Pandey |  | Communist Party of India
Jamadar Hasda |  | Communist Party of India
Jhargram | None | Mahendra Mahata |  | Indian National Congress
Gopiballavpur | ST | Surendra Nath Mahata |  | Indian National Congress
Jagatpati Hansda |  | Indian National Congress
Kharagpur | None | Narayan Chobey |  | Communist Party of India
Kharagpur Local | SC | Krishna Prasad Mandal |  | Indian National Congress
Mrityunjoy Jana |  | Indian National Congress
Debra | None | Mohini Mohan Pat |  | Indian National Congress
Sabang | None | Gopal Chandra Das Adhikari |  | Indian National Congress
Dantan | None | Charu Chandra Mahanty |  | Indian National Congress
Pataspur | None | Sisir Kumar Das |  | Praja Socialist Party
Egra | None | Bhuban Chandra Kar Mahapatra |  | Praja Socialist Party
Ramnagar | None | Trailokya Nath Pradhan |  | Indian National Congress
Contai South | None | Rashbehari Pal |  | Indian National Congress
Contai North | None | Natenda Nath Das |  | Praja Socialist Party
Bhagwanpur | SC | Basanta Kumar Panda |  | Praja Socialist Party
Bhikari Mandal |  | Indian National Congress
Panskura West | None | Shyamadas Bhattacharyya |  | Indian National Congress
Pansuka East | None | Rajani Kanta Pramanik |  | Indian National Congress
Tamiuk | None | Ajoy Kumar Mukherji |  | Indian National Congress
Nandigram North | None | Subodh Chandra Maity |  | Indian National Congress
Nandigram South | None | Bhupal Chandra Panda |  | Communist Party of India
Mahishadal | SC | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh |  | Praja Socialist Party
Mahatab Chand Das |  | Indian National Congress
Mayna | None | Ananga Mohan Das |  | Indian National Congress
Cossipore | None | Daben Sen |  | Praja Socialist Party
Belgachia | None | Ganesh Ghosh |  | Communist Party of India
Shampukur | None | Hemanata Kumar Bose |  | Forward Bloc
Burtola North | None | Sudhir Chandra Ray Chaudhuri |  | Praja Socialist Party
Burtola South | None | Amarendra Nath Basu |  | Independent
Manicktola | None | Ranendra Nath Sen |  | Communist Party of India
Jorabagan | None | Nepal Ray |  | Indian National Congress
Jorasanko | None | Anandilall Poddar |  | Indian National Congress
Bara Bazar | None | Ishwar Das Jalan |  | Indian National Congress
Sukeas Street | None | Sihrid Malik Chowdhury |  | Independent
Vidyasagar | None | Narayan Chandra Roy |  | Communist Party of India
Beliaghata | SC | Rama Shanker Prasad |  | Communist Party of India
Jagat Bose |  | Communist Party of India
Bow Bazar | None | Bidhan Chandra Roy |  | Indian National Congress
Muchipara | None | Jatin Chakraborty |  | Independent
Taltola | None | Dhirendra Nath Dhar |  | Communist Party of India
Entally | None | A.M.O. Ghani |  | Communist Party of India
Chowringhee | None | Bijoy Singh Nahar |  | Indian National Congress
Bhowanipur | None | Siddhartha Snenkar Roy |  | Indian National Congress
Ballygunge | None | Jnendra Mazumder |  | Communist Party of India
Rashbehari Avenue | None | Sunil Das |  | Praja Socialist Party
Alipore | None | Somnath Lahiri |  | Communist Party of India
Kalighat | None | Manikuntala Sen |  | Communist Party of India
Ekbalpore | None | Narenda Nath Sen |  | Indian National Congress
Fort | None | Maitreyee Bose |  | Indian National Congress
Tollygunge | None | Haridas Mitra |  | Praja Socialist Party
Garden Reach | None | Shaikh Abduallah Farooquie |  | Communist Party of India
Behala | None | Rabindra Nath Mukhopadhyay |  | Communist Party of India
Mahashtola | None | Sudhir Chandra Bhandari |  | Communist Party of India
Budge Budge | None | Bankim Mukherji |  | Communist Party of India
Bishnupur | SC | Provash Chandra Roy |  | Communist Party of India
Rabindra Nath Roy |  | Communist Party of India
Baruipur | SC | Khagendra Kumar Roy Chowdhury |  | Communist Party of India
Gangadhar Naskar |  | Communist Party of India
Magrahat | SC | Abul Hashem |  | Indian National Congress
Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar |  | Indian National Congress
Falta | None | Khagendra Nath Das |  | Indian National Congress
Diamond Harbour | None | Ramanuj Haider |  | Praja Socialist Party
Kulpi | None | Hansadhwaj Dhara |  | Indian National Congress
Kakdwip | None | Maya Banerji |  | Indian National Congress
Mathurapur | SC | Bhusan Chandra Das |  | Indian National Congress
Brindaban Gayen |  | Indian National Congress
Joynagar | SC | Subodh Banerjee |  | Independent
Renupada Halder |  | Independent
Bhangar | None | Hem Chandra Naskar |  | Indian National Congress
Canning | SC | Khagenda Nath Naskar |  | Indian National Congress
Abdus Shokur |  | Indian National Congress
Sandeshkhali | None | Haran Chandra Mondal |  | Independent
Hasnabad | SC | Hemanta Kumar Ghosal |  | Communist Party of India
Rajkrishna Mondal |  | Indian National Congress
Basirhat | None | Profulla Nath Banerjee |  | Indian National Congress
Baduria | None | Md. Zia Ul Haque |  | Indian National Congress
Swarupnagarr | None | Mohammad Ishaque |  | Indian National Congress
Haroa | None | Zahangir Kabir |  | Indian National Congress
Habra | None | Tarun Kanti Ghosh |  | Indian National Congress
Degsanga | SC | Rafiuddin Ahmed |  | Indian National Congress
Atul Krishna Roy |  | Indian National Congress
Baraset | None | Chitto Basu |  | Forward Bloc
Dum Dum | None | Pabitra Mohan Roy |  | Praja Socialist Party
Baranagar | None | Jyoti Bose |  | Communist Party of India
Khardah | None | Satkari Mitra |  | Praja Socialist Party
Titagarh | None | Krishna Kumar Sukla |  | Indian National Congress
Noapara | None | Panchanan Bhattacharjee |  | Praja Socialist Party
Bhatpara | None | Sitaram Gupta |  | Communist Party of India
Naihati | None | Gopal Basu |  | Communist Party of India
Bijpur | None | Niranjan Sen Gupta |  | Communist Party of India
Bongaon | None | Ajit Kumar Ganguli |  | Communist Party of India
Manindra Bhusan Biswas |  | Indian National Congress
Chakdah | None | Suresh Chandra Banerjee |  | Praja Socialist Party
Ranaghat | None | Benoy Kumar Chatterjee |  | Indian National Congress
Haringhatta | SC | Smarajit Bandyopadhyay |  | Indian National Congress
Promatha Ranjan Thakur |  | Indian National Congress
Santipur | None | Haridas Dey |  | Indian National Congress
Nabadwip | None | Niranjan Modak |  | Indian National Congress
Krishnagar | None | Jagannath Majumder |  | Indian National Congress
Nakashipara | SC | Mahananda Haldar |  | Indian National Congress
S. M. Fazlur Rahman |  | Indian National Congress
Tehatta | None | Sankardas Bandyopadhyay |  | Indian National Congress
Karimpur | None | Bijoy Lal Chattopadhyay |  | Indian National Congress

## See also

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* 1957 elections in India
* 1952 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

## References

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1. ^ "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. October 15, 1955. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
2. ^ M.V.S. Koteswara Rao. Communist Parties and United Front - Experience in Kerala and West Bengal. Hyderabad: Prajasakti Book House, 2003. p. 216.
3. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
4. ^ "List Of Political Parties" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-28. Retrieved 2008-01-02.

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